IPlacement3D Interface Reference

Represents a local coordinate system in three-dimensional space. More...

Inheritance diagram for IPlacement3D:

Public Member Functions
HRESULT	GetCopy ([out, retval] IPlacement3D **ppCopy)
	Returns a copy of the coordinate system.
HRESULT	GetTransformFrom ([out, retval] ITransform3D **ppTransform)
	Returns the transform from the current coordinate system to the global (in relation to the current) coordinate system.
HRESULT	GetTransformInto ([out, retval] ITransform3D **ppTransform)
	Returns the transform from the global (in relation to the current) coordinate system to the current coordinate system.
HRESULT	IsLeft ([out, retval] VARIANT_BOOL *pResult)
	Checks whether the local coordinate system is left.
HRESULT	IsNormal ([out, retval] VARIANT_BOOL *pResult)
	Checks whether the local coordinate system is normal.
HRESULT	IsOrthogonal ([out, retval] VARIANT_BOOL *pResult)
	Checks whether the local coordinate system is orthogonal.
HRESULT	Move ([in] Vector3D vector_)
	Moves the coordinate system by the given vector.
HRESULT	Rotate ([in] Vector3D axis_, [in] double angle_)
	Rotates the coordinate system to a given angle around the given axis.
HRESULT	Transform ([in] ITransform3D *pTransform)
	Transformes the coordinate system according to a given transform.

Properties
Vector3D	AxisX [get]
	Returns the X axis vector of the coordinate system.
Vector3D	AxisY [get]
	Returns the Y axis vector of the coordinate system.
Vector3D	AxisZ [get]
	Returns the Z axis vector of the coordinate system.
Point3D	Origin [get]
	Returns the origin of the coordinate system.

Detailed Description

Represents a local coordinate system in three-dimensional space.

A local coordinate system is described by an origin point and three non-collinear axis vectors.